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The Cross-eyed Clerk.

During the last Christmas holidays a
large firm in - employed as ali as
sistant clerk young man who was ex-
ceedingly eross-eyed.
The especial duty assigned to him was
To act as watehman and prevent the pee
ulation of all sorts of small fancy articles
that were lying about the counters for
exhibition at that time.
One day halfgrown boy came into
the store and after looking around, pric-
ing first one thing and another, among
which were some very nice socks, he
finally started to 70 out of the door.
At this moment the new clerk touched
him on the shoulder, and inviting him
to come to the back part of the store,
said to him, politely, oblige me by Civ
ing me at once the socks that you have
in your back pocket"
'How do you know | have any socks
in my back pocket" demanded the boy,
in bold tone.
saw you put them there" said the
clerk, very gently.
The boy looked up into the young
mans face ir utter amazement. Are
you looking al me now" he asked,
earnestly. DO YOU see me this very
minute?- be asked still more earnestly.
"Of course do. replied the clerk.
Good Lord, mister?' cried the boy,
with a blanching face; hsr1s gossr
socks.- And with bound he was out the
back door, over the fence, and away,
having learned a lesson concerning all
seeing eyes which if is 10 be hoped he
may never forget.-Hu1sr's WscSzs.
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The Flesh Brush.

It Is the brush, not the toilet bottle.
that furnishes the only true bloom Of
youth Bot the morning bath and rub
down are not alone sufficient Ii. during
the day you get into perspiration. DO
not allow the moisture 10 dry on your
skin Never come in from a walk OF
horseback ride and sit down a. Won are.
tio TO your room, take off everything and
Use the brush. 1t may seem ineonven-
lent at first, but when it il done yog viii
rejoice. and soon it win become a matter
Of course to YOU. IF your underclothing
Is damp, it Is. Of course, best 10 change il;
but if the skin has been brushed rel you
may venture 10 resume the same clothes
with comparative impUnity. This fric-
ton. after exercise Il Of great Importance;
50 much 50 that it may be affirmed that
three-fourths Of the benefit Of any exer-
else Is lost without It. If you foresee that
it will be impossible, after your exercise,
to take a rub down, then it will often be-
better to choose the rundown instead Of
the exercise.
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Endorsed by the NJ. D's.

A. NJ Robinson, Druggist aud Apothe-
cary, Bangor, Ne, in a letter lated July
/, 1854, says:-~I have had many pre-
scriptious for Gilm0re's Aromatic Wine
from one Of our best physicians. who
learned Of its virtues from those who had
used it, Nc remedy ever produeed has
met with such marked favor from the
medical profession. The Company cheer
fully furnish any physician a sample Of
their Aromatic Wine. and not one of the
many hundreds who have given IT an ex-
animation has ever failed TO endorse it as
a valuable and reliable remedy dy.-All over
the country leading physicians are pre-
serihing it, particularly for the numerous
ailments to which females are liable.
They know there is no purer, safer Or
more reliable remedy.
The Gilmore Remedies are for sale By
Biesecker q Snyder. Mammoth Block,
Somerset, Pa
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Flooring a Senator.

Senator Toombs was large pompou>
man, with tendency, not uncommon
among American politicians TO crate rath-
er than converse in society. He waited
for pause in the discussion, and then
addressing Lord Elgin in stentorian tones
remarked apropos Of the engrossing top
ie:
..Yes, my Lord, We are about to re
sume the torch of liberty upon the altar
of liberty,
Upon which our hostess, with a win
ming smile, and the most silvery accents
imaginable, said:
Oh, | am 80 glad to hear you say that
again, senator. for told my husband
that YOU had made use of exactly the
same expression to me yesterday, and he
said You wouldn't have talked such nom
sense 10 anybody but a woman"
The shouts of laughter which greeted
this sally even abashed the worthy sena-
tor. which was the more gratifying to
those present as to do so was an achieve
ment not easily accomplished.
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PowderIy on Rum.

Nov, word about the great curse 81
laboring man-strong drink. Had ! To-
0W.000 tongues, and throat for each
tongue, would say 70 each man. woman
and child here tonight. Throw strong
drink aside a. you would an ounce of
hquid hell II sears the conscience it
destroys everything il touches, it reaches
into the fs,nily circle and takes the wife
YOU have sworn to protect and drags her
down from her pinnacle Of purity into
that house from which no woman goes
alive. It induces the father 70 take the
furniture from his house. exchange i for
money at the pawn shop and spend the
proceeds in rum II damns everything
il touches. have seen il in every city
east Of the Mississippi. and I know that
the must damning curse to the laborer =
that which gtiryies from the neck Of the
bottle. I would rather De at the head of
an organization having I00.00Otemperate.
honest. earnest men than al the head Of
an organization Of l2DOO0OO drinkers.
whether moderate OF any other kind
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BIESECKER & SNYDER.
3. & 3.
Grand Shopping N ait

Special values in each IF the - Extensive
Departments in our store, offered each season
We 30 not mean by this a few special values
offered as a cttch-penny business. the selling
of goods below cost 10 create the impryssson
thai ali our goods are ~old lroportionaliy
cheap etc, etc but Re,d Lar Bargnins
TIE VERY BEST FALI'E for the money
which can be had in any Dry Goods Estal-
lishment in America
To offer such values at all times 10 cur
customers has been our aim and this has
been our line Of policy right through. We
mean 10 continue it and hope % sucoeed in
our efforts still
4 Qg,e.fioa y Jiilae represents q maffer ~
prefi-a gain or loss
To most Of as this Is a matter Of consider
able Importance and interest
The Stocks We offer the purchasing public
contain almost everything = the different
lines 20 be found, and ample rnough to suit
an TASTES. even the most tastidiOus This
much a. % a1s-Drfnsegf aud uuiefG
The Goods are tie Beu-By this We mean
the best for the price II low priced goods
arr wanted We can offer theSe too. and up
to the very finest grades T,e Prices Well
upon this item We risk our reputation. The
prime question with us IN the purchase and
sale 81 goods j. not how MUCH can be OBJ
tanned for au article but for now LITTLE
can il be suid
These are the liens then Pieafr u Light
Tsd his1ia f1r gafy t08.flrf, Best Qualities ~
az Liae.. L.Ir.lsss Assorfs,ssifs Losresf Prices.
Are our claims sustained?
Everybody j. booking now for Hot WeEth-
~ De Goods We can give you excellent as
sortinenfS in way Of
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Blind Mans Buff"

At home they called her Mrs. Nor
daunt but here she is better known as
Blind Mans Buff"
such was the reply made to me by my
friend, Tom Carter, in answer to ques
ton asked with some warmth aud en-
,thusiasm as We were leaving the littl,
railway station hard by the Risi kaltbad
on our way to the bureau Of the hotel Ia
make inquiry for bed and board
A tall handsome man was at that mo-
ment advancing toward us, and on hi,
arm leaned a girl of some tsenty sum
mers-a girl in wears, bat with certa in
air and dignity about her which pro-
claimed her married woman.
They were a striking and distinguished
booking pair but the man, though
strongly built and IN the prime Of life,
moved with Il nervous and hesitatine
step, and now and then he stopped short
in his walk until encouraged to proceed
by the guidance of the beautiful woman
by his side
We are indeed glad you have come, -
said the lady cordially TO my friend as
she shook hands with him. Jack is
growing very tired Of having only poor
little me for a companion, and the Eng
lish here at present are few and far be-
tween
The silent pressure of her husbands 5
arm which accompanied this remark
showed more than volumes of words
could have done the devotion existing
between them. The pair formed pretty
pictare--he dark, broad-sboulder,.d, with
the limbs of an athlete she hazel eyed,
and very fair.
had gathered from my friends re
mark about Blind Mans Buff that Mr.
Mor,launt WAS blind, but one would not
have guessed il from the appearance OF
his eyes. There was no finn upon them !;
they were soft and luminous. 1t was only
when they turned fall upon ones self
that one noticed that they were vacant
and expressionless His face in repose
was very sad, but at the voice of his
Young wife a smile would break abou.
his lips that was joyous, tender, full of
love, his whole beeing seeming 60 change
and his face to become transfigured by its
brightness
What charming people, said to my
friend as We passed on and mounted the
flight of steps that led to the terrace Of
the kaltbad Tell me, has he always
been blind? ,"
Ii is a sad story and a long one" said
Tom. will tell it to you tonight over
our evening pipe. 1t has always seemed
to me a species of profanity to relate the
story of Blind Mans Buff save when
free from interruption and out of reach
of vulgar ears
In the magnificent salon, all white and
gold, in which four hundred guests sat
down TO dinner at the kaltbad, it was
my good fortune To sit immediately op-
posite Blind Mans Buff and her hns-
band. Ny interest in them kindled to
enthusiasm and in the tender twilight,
as the last hues of of rose-color were fad
ing from the snow-capped Alps in front
of us, Tom Carter told me the story of
their love.
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bs.iy Of his prostrste foe. ami drss him
self f-ebly away from the spos-

Astfy 81 hrs pTu~tf.tte Toe, aud dci5 hiiii-
SELF f.ebly away from the spot
rHE eRizzIs ,oxevEEzn.
Tne grizzly bad NJ 5.oner al,an.loEs.i
his att@ck on she buli than latter vas
on Ais fset. bei.riue himself as ercl and
se-ce j. ever. +. sae heass .rps4rauee
was siekening. the bulls 8 aoubly -.
He was covered with biosd fFori hiS fore
head to his rump. and his flesh ani SKIN
actually hung in strips and tattsrs frosn
his head and sides Giving bis head a
shake that scattered blood in a shower
about him. and gave him a moments
sight IF the reeking bear in front of him,
be lowered his head for the fourth time
and again masle one of his terrific ehar-ss
When the diving besu had dragged him
self away from the bail the eagles actin
ally swoopei down upon him and the
wolves sprsng from the thicket into the
opening and prepared % Pounee upon
him. The bull scattered the impatient
birds and animals as he swept on his
final charge against the grizzly, and they
hastily departed. shrieking and snariing.
The cattle again added their believing
70 that ofthe bulls. acted a. if they un-
derstood the favorable turn the fight had
taken. As the bull hurled himself against
the grizzly the latter brsced himself for
a last desperate struggle. He struck ont
wildly with his paws. and the bull fen
back with the force of the grizzly's blows
presenting a ghastly spectacle. His tongue
hung from MS mouth mangled mass Of
shreds His face was stripped bare Of
flesh % the bone and his ewes we're torn
from their sockets. The charge was
equally disastrous 10 the bear, he being
ripped completly open, and he SINK To
the ground writhing in his agony
The indomitable courage OF the bull
here prevailed. Blinded and crippled a.
he wss, he made but slight pause after
his fourth assault and then dashed wildly
at ms foe again The grizzly's roar now
seemed 10 be one Of terror. With a last
frantic effort he sought 70 make his escape
scrambIing and staggering throdgh the
dust But il was useless. His great
strength was gone. The bult plunged
his horns again and again into the huge
form of the DYING brute as he lay stretch
eli helpIes,, IN the dust The bears raus-
cles quiyered and contracted He drew
his immense paws up once or twice ia
c0nvulsige clutches, raised his huge heisli
gave one agonizing gr,1n, and fell back
dead. The victorious bull 1lisej his
bloody, horribly disfgure,l crest. gave
voice to .ieep below. AMI, shaking bis
head triuuphstiy. turned aI.l walked
away Ills progress was SLOW and pain
ful. and he stopped anu turned at short
intervals and listened, A. if 10 know
whether his foe would renew the battle
he walked nearly hundred yards with
his herd gathering and believing about
him Presently his head dropped from
lis proud position He spread his legs
apart as if to brIce himself against the
weakness that was stealing upon him.
Suddenly be fell as if he had been shot,
a mangled. bleeding mass. and was soon
de,sd-Froal bs Ne,r Tors S.m
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Astonishing Success.

It IS the duty of every person who has
used Boschee's G17aa5s Syrup to let its
wonderful qualities be known To their
friends in curing Consumption. severe
Coughs. Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throat and lung diseases. No
person can use it without immediate re-
lief Three doses will relieve any case,
and We consider il the duty of all Drug
gists to recommend it 10 the poor, dying
eonsumptiye, at least to try one bottle. Is
$1,000 dozen bottles were sold last year,
and no ore case where it failed was re-
ported. such medicine as the German
Syrup cannot be too widely known. Ask
your druggist about ii. sample bottlesto
try, sold at 10 cents. Regular size sold
at % cents. Sold by all Druggists and
Dealers, in the United States and Canada
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In August, year ago" said Tom, as
he putfed leisurely at his cigar, . came
to the Kaltbad with Jack Mordaunt, who
WAS an old college friend of mine, and
here We both met Elizabeth Dalrynlple,
more commonly called Buff, for the first
time. Jack was jolly dog then-hand-
some, careless and gay-and Buff was a
slip of girl, up TO every mischief under
heaven
Moriaunt Was not blind them
asked.
Blind Bless your heart, no Jack
had a. wicked pair of eyes as ever
flashed with passion or softened with
love. The women smiled on him, raved
about him, quarreied over hin-all
but Buff" Dalrymple. She snubbed
him.
He does not look the sort of man TO
stand being snGbbed, said as there rose
before my minds eve vision of reso-
lutte mouth, a square chin and a face, the
chief charm Of which lay in its evident
powerand self-control.
Ii chafed him horribly; but what
could he do Buff Dalrymple's beautiful
face had taken him clean off of his bal
ance at first sight The more she repell-
ed his advances the stronger his passion
grew He would fetch and carry for her
like dog She would leave her paint
box al haakli, OF her shawl at the Kuhn
and ser5 me poor beggar back in all sorts
Of weaer 10 fetch her things she had
purs-a-sly left behind. Sometimes lie
NJ ,roiled by the sun, sometimes he
wss irenehed by the rain, an his re-
ward Was usually half eontemptuous
nod IL thanks which used TO make my
blood boil She was Il fascinating little
witch certainly, with her hazel eyes and
auburn hair but really ! grew TO hate
her-I did, indeed-she made such tool
of Jack.
How then did this change come
about said |, rs thought of the loving
pressure Of the arm, that had noticed
when first met the pair.
Gently, gently hurry no mans cat
tle Let me tell my story in my own
way. Miss Dalrymple was an only child
| and an heiress. Her mother was dead
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VOL. XNXV1. NO. s.
4 WARNING TO BASHFU.
MEN.

He sat beside her near the stove,
prey TO bashfnlness;
To her he spoke no words OF love,
Nor sought her hand To press
No maiden ever had been woed
By him the fact was plain.
For silently be sat and ehewed
The knob upon his cane.
Sometimes he at the ceiling gazed.
Sometimes mis- glance would stray
To her. but when her eyes she raised,
He looked another way.
And thus they sat silent I'LL she
Said. John. ought 10 state
That pa and ma are cut To tea,
And won't return til late.
Nov while they re absent. DO not tease.
But prey remember this,
Ny hand You must not try to squeeze,
Nor steal from me kiss
At once the knob that graced his cane
John from his mouth withdrew.
And said, = I won't don't think. Miss Jane
That ia do that to you"
And deeper silence then ensued
Than had prevailed before
John vigorously his cane knob ehewed.
A ;rOwn James visage wore.
and thus they sat TIL half-past ten,
And when John rose % go.
And asked il he might call again.
Jane curtiy answered, a No -
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AL MEDICAL AUTHORITIES agree that
catarrh Is no more nor less than an in
tlammatioD of the lining membrane II
the nasal air passages. Nasal catarrh and
all catarrhal affections Of the head are
not diseases Of the blood, and it Is seri-
Gus mistake 70 treat them a. such. No
conscientious physician ever attempts 10
DO -. II i held bg eminent medical
men that sooner or later g speciic vii be
found for every disease from which hu-
manity suffers. The facts justify u in ~
slu,ing that y eatarrh al least a positive
cure already exists in Ely's Cream Balm.
THE REV. GEO. II. THAYER, Of Bour-
bon. Ind, SAYS Both myself and wife
owe our lives 10 Stii0h's Cs,4aHiFsieai
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A BULL AND A GRIZZLY.
Awful Combat Described by an
Witness Up a Tree.

Il suppose the ball started toward the
thieket to get drink at the water hole,
but he never got the drink. saw him
push his way into the thicket, and the
next instant / could see that ne had got
into trouble Of some kind. and that
trouble proved TO be grizzly bear. \
fierce struggle followed in the thieket-
The tops ofthe bushes swayed 20 and fro
and I could hear the heavy crash ofdrift-
wood as the two powerful animals writh-
ed in fierce embrace. A cloud Of dust
rolled up from the spot. II was not dis
tant over 100 yards from the tree in which
I had taken refuge. Scarcely two min
utes ELAPSED before the bull broke through
the bushes. His head was covered with
blood, and great flakes offlesb hung from
his fore shoulders. But instead Of show
ing any signs Of defeat he seemed liter
aliy 70 glow with defiant rage. But
scarcely had I time 90 note all this when
the bear. q hinge. -epuisive-looking brute,
broke through the opening. He was the
most formidable specimen of bis KIND
had ever seen, AMI my sympathies were
at once with the bull, in spite Of his bel
li-erent attitude toward me a few minntes
before, bat had my serious doubts about
the final result of the combat chat be-
gan atono-
That combat WIS trial of brute
force that no wonis Of mime are adequate
to describe. When the hcar made his
appearance out of the thicket the bull
did MOI sait fof his contestants charge
but lowering his great head % the ground
he rushed madly upon the bear. The
latter seemed to appreciate the abilities
Of the bull and summoned al the wan
ness of his nature 10 his aid. He waited
until the ball was almost upOn him and
then sprung aside with marvellous quick
ness, seized his assailants horns IN his
powerful grasp and pressed his head to
the ground by his great strength and the
weight Of his enormous body, biting a.
the bulls nose and tearing the flesh from
his neck and shoulders with his long,
sharp claws This position was main
tanned for At ieast i've minutes, the bull
struggling desperately 10 free his head,
but being unable 70 accomplish il, while
the bear put forth every muscle % press
the bulls body 70 the ground. The blood
poured from the bulls nOstrils in great
streams, but the bear had as yet received
no apparent injury.
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WHY viii you cough when ShilOh's
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10 cents. 30 cents, and 81. Sold by 6ro-
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-HACKNETACK,s q lasting and fra
grant perfume. Price = and 30 cents.
Sold by Geo. w. Benford & Son
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one may do without mankind, but one
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Is Life
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That depends upon the
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active the whole system is
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exists after eating, with gen
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Spend less than you earn and You win
be rich.
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Uvll. Il. HOONIZ
w ATTORNEY -AT-lAW,

,,,r . r-lrlt,t NJ siltiou % business entrusted
tt -t-. u somerset and adjaiuiug counties,
6.sr. Ia Printing House Row, sppo-iie the e"'iEt
Nl1-
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III. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW-


,f.r ,.-..ri.,s In sonersat aid adjoining conn
.a. tll business entrusted % AiiA VII 1eS1-fS
f.-.uilf a-teu-lnn-
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DR J. X. MILLER
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- Somerset, Pa
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PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS
SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES

in great variety: a fuH SCI Of Test Lenses.
Come in and have your eyes examined. No
charge for examination, and We are confident
We can suit you. Come and -ee me.
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ATTORSEY-AT-LAW.
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\ year later | was passing through Lu-
eerne, on my way to Edgelberg, and OF
the Schweizerhoff | met beautiful Buff
Mordaunt once again-Butf, but no longer
Blind Mans Buff for the German doe
tor had achieved success, and Jack Nor
daunt's eyes, after nearly two years of
darkness, We're beanling down ON his fair
young wife-and not upon her alone, but
also upon their first-born child